Garment hanger



' C. L. STRAUSS GARMENT HANGER June 16, 1931.

Filed Dec. 23, 1929 fidrcz ar @1195 g catrmg l atented June 16, 1931 I STATES m les CAROL L. STRAUSS, OF BANGOR, MAINE GARMENT I-IAN ER Application filed. December 23, 1929. Serial No. 416,060.

The principal objects of this invention are to provide a device for supporting garments, particularly womens garments, by the shoulders thereof in such a manner that they will not slip of? the garment hanger at one end and to provide means whereby the garment is held in the smooth condition in which it is placed on the hanger and is not likely to become mussed or misplaced; and

to provide an improved arrangement for guiding the parts of a two-part hanger cooperating with the hanging hook so as to produce a simple and inexpensive device for this purpose. I

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front view of a hanger constructed in accordance with this invention and showing a garment in position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a similar view on enlarged scale showing the upper part of the hanger lifted into the position in which it is placed when a garment is to be put on the hanger or removed, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. 7

With the use of the ordinary coat hanger,

3U especially for womens dresses and blouses, the garments are likely to become displaced I by one shoulder slipping off the hanger and there is nothing to keep them held out ina flat condition while on the hanger. This invention is designed to obviate these difficulties. I

In the form shown there is a bar'lO secured to a supporting hook 11 in the usual way. The shank of this hook is fixed in 4.0 position on the bar 10. As so far described, this is the form of hanger that has'been criticized above. Itis transversely concave on the top.

For the purpose of securing the above 4:5 mentioned results, I have provided an upper bar 1 2 formed longitudinally and transversely concave on the bottom so as to contact with the bar 10 throughout most of its length. It is bowed up away from the bar 5:; 10 at the center to allow the collar of the garment to stand up straight without creasing or flattening; The two bars, preferably, are drawn on arcs of a circle having the same centers, if curved bars are used. In order to guide the two "bars with respect to each other, the upper bar is provided with a perforation 13 for the straight shank of the hook 11, but obviously that'does not prevent the upper bar swinging about its axis. The method I have shown to prevent that swinging is to provide a guidelt in the form of a U-shaped wire with its upper ends fixedv to the upper bar 12 and its legs passing frictionally through perforations 15 in the lower bar 10. Anything to form two points of contact at a distance apart would be sufficient to prevent the turning of one bar on the other, that is, one only ofthe legs of the U-shaped member 14 might be employed. The straignt wires 11 and 14 fit frictionally in the passages through which they slide, so that, when pressed down, the upper bar holds the garment in position between the" two bars along a surface preferably curved longitudinally and transversely. V The upper bar 12 is made wider than the'lower one so that the dust will not settle on the garment over the supporting bar. This dust has been found to be a cause of rendering many garments shop-worn in stores and necessitating their sale at a discount. v

The bottom of the U-shaped guide, consisting of a horizontal piece of wire con= nectingonebar to the other, not only adds to the rigidity of the structure but acts as a 1 stop to prevent the upper her being accidentally detached by] passing-up around the hook 11. i In the use of the device, the upper bar is raised and the lower bar is employed exactly as has been the case heretofore. The garment is hung on the lower bar and then the hanger is hung on a hook or the like and the upper bar forced down into contact with the garment throughout the area of it which lies along the lower bar. This forms a clamp using the pressure of the upper bar to hold the shoulder parts of the garment spread out in a flat conditionon the lower bar. The result of this is to keep the m? garment smooth on the shoulders and avoid its wrinkling and also it prevents the garment moving along the bar and one shoulder falling off the end of it.

This is a very simple, light and convenient construction involving little additional cost and can be used where any coat hanger can be used. It is designed, however, chiefly for stores. It has the advantage also that a shop-lifter is considerably delayed by it when trying to steal a garment.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the invention, I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art Without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore I do not wish to be limited in this respect but what I do claim is: p

1. An article of manufacture, a garment hanger comprising a lower bar to receive a garment and an upper bar adapted to rest on the lower bar and retain the garment therebetween, a supporting hook having a straight vertical shank fixed to the lower bar, a plurality of guides fixed to the upper bar and effective to prevent twisting of one bar with respect to the other, said upper bar being vertically perforated at its center to slidably receive said hook, and said lower bar being perforated to slidably receive said guides, said guides being connected together below the lower bar, the connection of the bars together constituting a stop to limit the upward motion of the upper bar.

2. As an article of manufacture, a garment hanger comprising a lower bar to receive a garment and an upper bar adapted to rest on the lower bar and retain the garment therebetween, a supporting hook having a straight vertical shank fixed to the lower bar, a plurality of guides fixed to the upper bar and eifective to prevent twisting of one bar with respect to the other, said upper bar being vertically perforated at its center to slidably receive said hook, and said lower bar being perforated to slidably receive said guides, said guides being connected together below the lower bar, the connection of the bars together constituting a stop to limit the upward motion of the upper bar, said upper bar being wider than the lower bar to protect the top of the garment from dust.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto afiixed my signture.

CAROL 'L. STRAUSS. 

